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Soft skills

A set of intangible personal qualities, traits, attributes, habits and attitudes that can be used in many different types of jobs.

Source:
IBE, Glossary of Curriculum Terminology, 2013


The inter-personal and intra-personal skills required to be effective in the workplace.



Skills that are cross-cutting across jobs (see Job-specific skills) and sectors (see Sector-specific jobs) and relate to personal competences (confidence, discipline, self-management) and social competences (teamwork, communication, emotional intelligence).

Source:
European Commission, EU skills panorama glossary, (accessed 01/2016)


Non-job specific skills that are related to individual ability to operate effectively in the workplace.

Source:
European Commission, Transferability of Skills across Economic Sectors, 2012


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